The weather in Mainz was perfect for the celebration of Rosenmontag with a huge parade, which people came from all over the region and the country to see.

The students of Frankfurt University celebrate their annual carnival party Quartier Latin. This year the motto is “Hollywood.” Thomas Raudnitzky from RheinMain Szene reports.

Fascination Festival. Once again this summer, hundreds of thousands of visitors will stream to the most varied music festivals in Germany, listen to the artists, camp and get tanked up. Because one thing these large events all seem to have in common is chaos and an odd sense of humor. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

It just had to rain cats and dog on this of all days, as football team FC Bayern celebrated their Triple Crown win. 16,000 fans didn't let the weather get them down, though! (video copyright dpa)

There's tension in the race for Euro Cup places, as well as, a dramatic struggle to avoid relegation. Apart from Bayern-München, who is in a league of its own, the rest of the season promises to be interesting. For example, at the moment Nuremberg is on the rise, while the Bundesliga's dinosaur Hamburg is fighting for its life.

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No human being has ever raced towards the Earth in free fall so fast and from so high up! The Austrian extreme sportsman Felix Baumgartner is being celebrated worldwide after his supersonic jump.
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Television host and actress Sonya Kraus tells us about her native city of Frankfurt and divulges the locations she especially likes there.

Isabel Prahl and Maximilian Kaiser won this year's Advertising Oscar in the category of Best Student Film for their work "Poverty has many Stories." Ms. Prahl talks about working with gifted child actors and shows us a part of the short film.

Die nackte Wahrheit (English title: The Ugly Truth) is a 2009 American romantic comedy starring Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler. From the producers of Legally Blonde, this film covers almost all the clichéd differences between men and women when it comes to relationships.

The official film trailer for Otto – Der Katastrophenfilm [Otto – The Catastrophe-Film] with lead Otto Waalkes.

Enjoy the trailer for the romantic comedy Keinohrhasen [Rabbit Without Ears] starring Til Schweiger and Nora Tschirner.

Animated films about Socke the little raven have been a big success in Germany. The English title is Raven the Little Rascal - The Big Race. In this short report, you can find out where and how they are produced. Enjoy!

Günter Grass's novel The Tin Drum was published in 1959 and remains one of the most important examples of German post-war literature. On the occasion of Grass's death at 87 years of age, we are offering you this short trailer for Volker Schlöndorff's film adaptation.

In Free Birds, two turkeys travel back in time to prevent turkey from ever becoming part of the Thanksgiving menu. Here is the trailer for this hilarious adventure!

The story of Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver continues! One year after the events depicted in the 2018 film, life in Morrowland has returned to normal. But dark clouds are gathering above the tranquil island. Based on the popular 1962 children’s book by German fantasy author Michael Ende (author of The Neverending Story).